Crap Towns / Cambuslang / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Cambuslang?

There were 26.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cambuslang from April 2023 to March 2026, 20% higher than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 11.7. In 2025/26 it was 20.4, down from 37.7 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2437.722.6
2024/2522.120.4
2025/2620.419.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire11.76.2
Bins and rubbish set on fire10.18.2
Other outdoor fires4.95.0
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Bellshill8.7 km47.3
Uddingston4.7 km38.6
Hamilton8.1 km33.7
Viewpark6.3 km33.0
Blantyre4.8 km29.5
Glasgow8.1 km28.4
Cambuslang–26.7
Rutherglen3.3 km24.3
East Kilbride6.9 km17.4
Bothwell5.3 km15.5
Stepps7.8 km7.4
The typical Scottish town–22.3